ANTIQUE BENCH, CAST IRON CURTAIN PATTERN, 19TH C.Date: 1870-1900Price:Please contact us for priceDescription: American antique cast iron garden bench in the Curtain pattern with three panel back, openwork seat and scrolled arms, circa 1870-1900. This exotic design is a combination of Renaissance Revival and Gothic influences and was very popular at the end of the 19th century and was cast by all the major foundries. This bench is in excellent condition except for a replaced front apron by a decorative cut out iron piece, well installed. Side aprons are original. 35 inches high, 44 inches wide and 15 1/2 inches deep. $750. A good buy.

TABLE, ANTIQUE ROUND CAST IRON TILT TOP, 19TH C.Date: Late 19th centuryPrice:Please contact us for priceDescription: Round cast iron tilt top table, 19th century, with decorative border around the top, over ornate baluster pedestal base ending in tripartite feet. The hinged top tilts and locks upright for display or storage. Signed in two places in the casting:
'Rudy Groeger', probably name of foundry maker. Late 19th century. This form was called a center or conservatory table in the 19th century and was placed in a garden or conservatory with chairs for serving light fare. This table form was illustrated in many 19th century iron foundry trade catalogs. American. Unusual form to find in antique garden pieces today. 29 1/2 inches high, 28 inches wide. 48 inches high when tilted. Another similar table in this form with a decorative pierced top is also listed under item #13309, Zodiac Table, on this site.

GARDEN CHAIRS, PAIR, VINTAGE FRANCOIS A. CARRE SPRING FORM DESIGNDate: Early 20th c.Price:Please contact us for priceDescription: Pair of vintage spring form or bent steel garden chairs,early 20th century, in a design of curved vertical steel strips after a French design patented by Francois A. Carre of Paris, France in 1866 and introduced in America in 1870. These chairs are illustrated and identical to the French garden chairs shown in an engraving published in 'INNOVATIVE FURNITURE IN AMERICA from 1800 to the present' by DAVID HANKS, page 63, from the catalog of the 'Societe Anonyme des Hauts-Fourneaux & Fonderies du Val d'Osne, Paris' c. 1870. This type of chair was comfortabe with the flexable steel seats, and it continued to be popular in the 20th century particularly in the 1920's and was still manufactured in the 1940's.
SALE PAIR $495.

ANTIQUE GATE AND FENCING, CAST IRON, LATE 19TH CENTURY Date: late 19th centuryPrice:Please contact us for priceDescription: Unusual and decorative 19th century cast iron garden gate and two matching fence sections, decorated with flowers, palmettes, spirals, and leaves. Has been professionally cleaned, primed and painted black. Gate 44 1/2 inches high and 38 inches wide. Two matching fence sections each 38 inches high and 88 inches wide. Total width of gate and two fence sections 214 inches. Installation posts would be in addition to this width. Ideal to fence off an area to make it a special site.

WIRE CHAIR, SINGLE, 19TH CENTURYDate: Late 19th or early 20th c.Price:Please contact us for priceDescription: Antique steel wirework garden chair in fanciful design, heavy weight, painted black. This wirework furniture was very popular in the late 19th century and early 20th century and was used both in the garden and in the home. 35 inches high, 24 1/2 inches wide.

MARBLE BUST OF ANACREON LYRIC GREEK POET, 19TH C.Date: 19th centuryPrice:Please contact us for priceDescription: Carved white marble portrait bust of Anacreon (570 BC.-488 BC.) an early Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns. 19th century. The music of our national anthem, the 'Star Spangled Banner' written by Francis Scott Key, was taken from one of Anacreon's songs 'To Anacreon in Heaven'. In the 19th century a gentlemen's social and drinking club was formed in Baltimore and popularized this 18th century English drinking song. Anacreon is depicted here with tousled curls entwined with leaves and berries and with a mustache and beard of individual curling locks, denoting his wisdom and age. 18 inches high, 15 inches wide, and 11 inches deep.